Media Releases and Statements
November 2017
AUC’s School of Business is First in The Middle East and Africa to Join The CEMS Global Alliance in Management Education
The School of Business at The American University in Cairo (AUC) is the first business school in the Middle East and Africa to join the CEMS Global Alliance in Management Education.
AUC’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences Receives $1 Million Grant to Promote the Humanities in Egypt
Widely recognized as a hub for cultural and artistic expression, the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (HUSS) at The American University in Cairo (AUC) recently received a three-year, $1 million grant from the Andrew W.
AUC Signs MoU to Launch the Luqman Weise Capital Fintech Fellowship Fund
The American University in Cairo (AUC) and Luqman Weise Capital signed a memorandum of agreement (MOU) recently in New York to establish the Luqman Weise Capital FinTech Fellowships Fund at AUC.
AUC Students, Alumni Participate in Egypt's First World Youth Forum
Twenty-three students and alumni from The American University in Cairo (AUC) are participating in Egypt’s first World Youth Forum (WYF), where some of them are also participating and helping in the organization of the WYF- Model United Nations (MUN), simulating the UN Security Council.
October 2017
AUC Installs New Cairo Street Signs in Collaboration with Municipality
In an effort to ease the day-to-day lives and operations of the communities of both The American University in Cairo (AUC) and neighboring areas, the University has successfully collaborated with the municipality of New Cairo in the recent installation of several street signs surrounding the New Cai
AUC Welcomes New Faculty
The American University in Cairo (AUC) year has welcomed, this academic year, 61 new faculty members holding citizenship from 16 different countries.
Alumna, Graduate Student Wins First Prize in UNESCO Architecture Competition
Heba El Sawy ’17, who graduated from AUC with a major in architecture and minor in anthropology, recently won first place in the UNESCO-UIA & MIDO Student Design Prize for Responsible Architecture competition, for her project, “Anthro-Architecture: The Mountains of Mansheyat Nasser.”El Sawy’s pr
AUC Priorities and Vision for the New Century Discussed in Media Roundtable Discussion
The American University in Cairo (AUC) held a media roundtable discussion titled, “AUC: Priorities for 2018 and vision for the new century” yesterday at the New Cairo campus to discuss AUC’s plans and prospects for the new academic year as well as the University’s preparations for its centennial.
Mohammed El Shafie, Visually Impaired Fresh Graduate of AUC, Joins Harvard Law School
Mohammed El Shafie, philosophy graduate from The American University in Cairo (AUC) and recipient of the HSBC Bank Egypt Public School Scholarship, now steps up to a new challenge as he enters his first year at Harvard Law School this fall.